The Army Reunion: With Reports of the Meetings of the Societies of the Army of the Cumberland; the Army of the Tennessee; the Army of the Ohio: and the Army of GeorgiaS.C. Griggs, 1869 - 339 頁 |
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1st Lieut A. C. DUCAT A. C. McClurg annual meeting appointed arms Army of Georgia Army Reunion Army Societies Atlanta battle brave Brev Brevet Brig.-Gen Brevet Brigadier-General Brevet Major Brevet Major-General Brigadier-General campaign Capt Captain Cassius Fairchild cavalry cemeteries Chattanooga Chicago Cincinnati citizens command committee comrades Corps Corresponding Secretary Cumberland Dayton dead December December 11 deeds duty elected enemy feeling field flag fought friends gallant George George H Government grand graves hearts Henry honor Illinois invitation Iowa John Julius White Lieut.-Col Lieutenant Louis Louisville Maj.-Gen McPherson memories military Nashville nation occasion officers Ohio Vol organization patriotic peace Penn present President rebel Rebellion Recording Secretary regret Resolved river Sherman Smith soldiers Surgeon Tenn Tennessee Thomas U. S. Army Union Vice-Presidents victory volunteer Washington West Western Armies William William Cogswell
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第 135 頁 - Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried.
第 135 頁 - By the struggling moonbeam's misty light And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet nor in shroud we wound him; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest With his martial cloak around him. Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow; But we steadfastly gazed on the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow.
第 132 頁 - On fame's eternal camping ground Their silent tents are spread, And glory guards, with solemn round, The bivouac of the dead.
第 98 頁 - Some of these foraging parties had encounters with the enemy which would in ordinary times rank as respectable battles. The behavior of our troops in Savannah has been so manly, so quiet, so perfect, that I take it as the best evidence of discipline and true courage. Never was a hostile city, filled with women and children, occupied by a large army with less disorder, or more system, order, and good government. The same general and generous spirit of confidence and good feeling pervades the army...
第 215 頁 - Treasurer, EL Dalton, Dallas, Texas, Chairman, S. Cameron Corson, Norristown, Pa., Joshua Atwood, Boston, Mass., members of the Finance Committee. Motion was carried that the Secretary be instructed to cast the ballot of the Convention for the nominees presented, which was done and they were declared duly elected. CHAIRMAN RANKIN: Gentlemen, I hardly know what to say on this occasion, but I certainly appreciate what you have done. When I think of the Convention that we are holding now, the success...
第 128 頁 - By teaching us to consider our fellowcitizens in a hostile light, the whole body of our nation becomes gradually less dear to us. The very names of affection and kindred, which were the bond of charity whilst we agreed, become new incentives to hatred and rage, when the communion of our country is dissolved.
第 245 頁 - I regret that it will not be in my power to be present at the meeting and to see our dear friend once more.
第 225 頁 - The following resolution was offered and adopted : Resolved, That the thanks of this Society be presented to the...
第 128 頁 - In conclusion, I beg to express, in the most emphatic manner, my entire satisfaction with the tone and temper of the whole army. Nothing seems to dampen their energy, zeal, or cheerfulness. It is impossible to conceive a march involving more labor and exposure, yet I...
第 128 頁 - Civil wars strike deepest of all into the manners of the people. They vitiate their politics; they corrupt their morals; they pervert even the natural taste and relish of equity and justice.